A lower bound on the probability that a binomial random variable is exceeding its mean
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Publication:334068
DOI10.1016/J.SPL.2016.08.016zbMATH Open1397.60055arXiv1604.06283OpenAlexW2963938209MaRDI QIDQ334068FDOQ334068
Authors: Christos Pelekis, Jan Ramon 
Publication date: 31 October 2016
Published in: Statistics \& Probability Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)
Abstract: We provide a lower bound on the probability that a binomial random variable is exceeding its mean. Our proof employs estimates on the mean absolute deviation and the tail conditional expectation of binomial random variables.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1604.06283
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